| VERB | change | ablate | wear away through erosion or vaporization |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | ablate | remove an organ or bodily structure |
| Meaning | wear away through erosion or vaporization. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin | deteriorate through use or stress |
| Adjectives | ablative | tending to ablate |
| Nouns | ablation | the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers |
| Meaning | Remove an organ or bodily structure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Nouns | ablation | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
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